I first spoke with Michelle Lee back in July, 2017 when she shared her goal to complete the world’s toughest nautical challenge; the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge.
A 5,300km / 2900 nautical mile solo, unassisted and self-supported ocean rowing event across the Atlantic from the Canary Islands off the coast of Spain all the way to Antigua in the Caribbean.
(You can find that conversation here).
In February 2019, Michelle achieved her goal and, in the process, became the first Australian woman to row across an ocean.
Now there’s one key piece of information you need to know; Michelle did not come from a rowing background.
At the time she set the goal, she had never pulled an oar through the water.
In fact, when Michelle pulled out of the dock at the start of the race, she had never rowed in the open ocean (all her training had been confined to inside Sydney Heads). Wow!
So in this week’s episode of Sparta Chicks Radio, Michelle rejoins me to share what’s happened in the last 18 months since we first spoke, as well as how this incredible race unfolded for her.
Get the full show notes for the episode here.
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